Good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. Im victor blackwell. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing a part of your morning us with. Another after shock in morocco. The Death Toll Climbs to 2,000 people. We are going to have the latest on the Search And Rescue efforts. Pennsylvania authorities confirm a new sighting of escaped inmate danelo cavalcante. We will tell you what were learning about how he has changed his appearance. All eyes on iowa. President ial candidate donald trump and Governor Ron Desantis Crisscross Paths in the hawkeye state. The latest from the campaign trail. We begin with reports of a 3. 9 after shock in morocco. Now, two days after fridays major earthquake in that african nation, more than 2,000 people have been killed. Nearly 2,000 have been injured in this 6. 8 magnitude quake. It is the countrys deadliest earthquake in decades. Those numbers are expected to rise as rescuers dig through the rubble. Relief efforts are arriving slowly to some of the most re
More than 2,000 people were killed and close to 2,000 injured in the 6. 8 magnitude original quake. Its the countrys deadliest earthquake in decades. Those numbers are expected to rise. Relief efforts are slow to arrive at some of the most remote areas. You can see Drone Footage here showing the scope of the damage. Entire villages have been flattened, reduced to piles of rubble in the aftermath of this earthquake. Earlier a person was pulled from under a collapsed building and then carried away to safety. It was a rare moment of celebration. And for a second Night Thousands of people slept in the streets of marrakesh. Many have no home to return to or facing the threat of aftershocks, they are afraid to sleep in the damaged buildings. Sam kiley has more. Reporter this is the scene here in the medina in marrakesh. As you can see, a whole side of this building has collapsed into one of these very narrow streets. They have evacuated most of the tourists from this area. If there are any m
Now, the president s arrival in hanoi marks a major Turning Point in diplomatic relations between the two former adversaries. Well have much more ahead on the significance of this visit and how it came about. But first, we want to see if we can catch the president as he actually deplanes Air Force One here. Hes in asia and vietnam specifically to promote his relations and diplomatic relations in those countries, in the context of the tensions with china. Hes going to go to a welcome ceremony and make some remarks later on. Were going to be following this in vietnam with a live reporter coming up later. All right. Now to morocco, where a nation is in shock and grief after being ravaged by its deadliest earthquake in decades. More than 2,000 people have died since the disaster struck friday night. And many of the victims are already being laid to rest. There are also fears that the death toll will continue to rise as Emergency Crews Dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings, but many
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. destruction everywhere, that s how one survivor describes the aftermath of a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck morocco friday, killing more than 1,000 people. it was the strongest to hit the area in over a century. rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas after roads were damaged and we re seeing images of patients waiting outside hospitals, residents have been sleeping on the streets, fearing for the intense aftershocks. i want to bring in cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more. these first few hours, you mentioned the first 72 hours are critical in trying to locate survivors. what are you learning about the kind of rescue efforts that actually can happen, given so many roads and thoroughfares are impassable? keep in mind that the epicenter of this earthquake which happened at 11:15 friday evening local time was 45 miles southwest of marrake
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